This is the second wave of a split-panel study first
conducted in 1990 (SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS STUDY (SBBS), 1990 [DENVER,
FLINT, TAMPA, AND TUCSON] [ICPSR 6002]). Both waves examined the
characteristics of small businesses and their health insurance markets.
SBBS 2 also collected follow-up information on the respondents to the
first wave. Firm-level data collected by SBBS 2 include type of
business, age of the firm, number of years under the current owner,
gross receipts, number of employees, ... (more info)

This is the second wave of a split-panel study first
conducted in 1990 (SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS STUDY (SBBS), 1990 [DENVER,
FLINT, TAMPA, AND TUCSON] [ICPSR 6002]). Both waves examined the
characteristics of small businesses and their health insurance markets.
SBBS 2 also collected follow-up information on the respondents to the
first wave. Firm-level data collected by SBBS 2 include type of
business, age of the firm, number of years under the current owner,
gross receipts, number of employees, and whether the firm offered
health insurance. For firms that offered health insurance benefits,
respondents were queried on the continuity of benefits, why firms
changed insurers (where applicable), characteristics of the insurance
plan, and how the firm would respond to a 25-percent increase in
premiums. For firms that did not offer health insurance benefits,
respondents were asked whether insurance was available in the last five
years, why the firm decided to stop offering insurance if it had
offered health insurance previously, whether the firm was interested in
offering insurance, and factors that might influence the firm to offer
insurance. Individual-level data on employees include gender, age,
marital status, salary and wages, hours worked, and length of
employment

Variables V3 (Duns ID) and V356 (county)are restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Universe:
Small businesses at seven sites in the United States with 2
to 25 employees working more than 17 hours per week. First-wave sites:
(1) Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties,
Colorado (referred to as "Denver" in ICPSR 6002), (2) Genesee County,
Michigan (referred to as "Flint" in ICPSR 6002), (3) Hillsborough
County, Florida (referred to as "Tampa" in ICPSR 6002), and (4) Pima
County, Arizona (referred to as "Tucson" in ICPSR 6002). Second-wave
sites: all four first-wave sites, plus: (5) Cuyahoga County, Ohio, (6)
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and (7) Clackamas, Multnomah, and
Washington counties, Oregon.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Part 2 was written with the SAS XPORT engine.

Methodology

Sample:
The survey comprises a panel of all businesses that
responded to the first SBBS wave in 1990, plus new cross-sectional
samples from the four original and three new sites. The cross-sectional
samples were selected using stratified random sampling. A knowledgeable
person was interviewed at each firm.